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GATE 2022 ST question paper with official answer key
The complete GATE 2022 Statistics (ST) paper: 65 questions for 100 marks, with the official answer to every question. Try each question first, then open its answer, or practise the whole paper free with a 3-hour timer and your score.
GATE 2022 ST paper at a glance
- Questions
- 65
- Total marks
- 100
- General Aptitude
- 10 questions · 15 marks
- ST subject
- 55 questions · 85 marks
- Question types
- 30 MCQ · 6 MSQ · 29 NAT
- Duration
- 3 hours
In GATE, each MCQ carries 1 or 2 marks; a wrong MCQ answer costs one-third of its marks (−1/3 for a 1-mark and −2/3 for a 2-mark question). MSQ (multiple select) and NAT (numerical answer) questions have no negative marking.
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Q.1 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.2 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.3 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.4 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.5 · General Aptitude · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.6 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.7 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.8 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.9 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.10 · General Aptitude · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.11 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: D
Q.12 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.13 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.14 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.15 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.16 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.17 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.18 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.19 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.20 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.21 · ST · 1 mark · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.22 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 12
Q.23 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.25
Q.24 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 22
Q.25 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.55 to 0.59
Q.26 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 2.3 to 2.32
Q.27 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 23
Q.28 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 243
Q.29 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.57 to 0.59
Q.30 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1
Q.31 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 1.18 to 1.19
Q.32 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 12
Q.33 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 15
Q.34 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 0.375
Q.35 · ST · 1 mark · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.36 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.37 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: C
Q.38 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.39 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.40 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.41 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.42 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.43 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: B
Q.44 · ST · 2 marks · MCQ
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Answer: A
Q.45 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.46 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B, D
Q.47 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, D
Q.48 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: B, C
Q.49 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, B
Q.50 · ST · 2 marks · MSQ
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Answer: A, C
Q.51 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 15
Q.52 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 4.907 to 4.909
Q.53 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 0.436 to 0.439
Q.54 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.8
Q.55 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 512
Q.56 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 60
Q.57 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 61.5 to 61.7
Q.58 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3.5
Q.59 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.6
Q.60 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.61 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 16
Q.62 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 8
Q.63 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 3
Q.64 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 1.065 to 1.069
Q.65 · ST · 2 marks · NAT
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Answer: 6
GATE 2022 ST official answer key
From the official GATE answer key ↗. Numerical answers are accepted anywhere in the range shown.
| Q. | Section | Type | Marks | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 2 | GA | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 3 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 4 | GA | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 5 | GA | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 6 | GA | MCQ | 2 | D |
| 7 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 8 | GA | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 9 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 10 | GA | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 11 | ST | MCQ | 1 | D |
| 12 | ST | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 13 | ST | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 14 | ST | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 15 | ST | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 16 | ST | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 17 | ST | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 18 | ST | MCQ | 1 | A |
| 19 | ST | MCQ | 1 | B |
| 20 | ST | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 21 | ST | MCQ | 1 | C |
| 22 | ST | NAT | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | ST | NAT | 1 | 0.25 |
| 24 | ST | NAT | 1 | 22 |
| 25 | ST | NAT | 1 | 0.55 to 0.59 |
| 26 | ST | NAT | 1 | 2.3 to 2.32 |
| 27 | ST | NAT | 1 | 23 |
| 28 | ST | NAT | 1 | 243 |
| 29 | ST | NAT | 1 | 0.57 to 0.59 |
| 30 | ST | NAT | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | ST | NAT | 1 | 1.18 to 1.19 |
| 32 | ST | NAT | 1 | 12 |
| 33 | ST | NAT | 1 | 15 |
| 34 | ST | NAT | 1 | 0.375 |
| 35 | ST | NAT | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 37 | ST | MCQ | 2 | C |
| 38 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 39 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 40 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 41 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 42 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 43 | ST | MCQ | 2 | B |
| 44 | ST | MCQ | 2 | A |
| 45 | ST | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 46 | ST | MSQ | 2 | A, B, D |
| 47 | ST | MSQ | 2 | A, D |
| 48 | ST | MSQ | 2 | B, C |
| 49 | ST | MSQ | 2 | A, B |
| 50 | ST | MSQ | 2 | A, C |
| 51 | ST | NAT | 2 | 15 |
| 52 | ST | NAT | 2 | 4.907 to 4.909 |
| 53 | ST | NAT | 2 | 0.436 to 0.439 |
| 54 | ST | NAT | 2 | 1.8 |
| 55 | ST | NAT | 2 | 512 |
| 56 | ST | NAT | 2 | 60 |
| 57 | ST | NAT | 2 | 61.5 to 61.7 |
| 58 | ST | NAT | 2 | 3.5 |
| 59 | ST | NAT | 2 | 1.6 |
| 60 | ST | NAT | 2 | 3 |
| 61 | ST | NAT | 2 | 16 |
| 62 | ST | NAT | 2 | 8 |
| 63 | ST | NAT | 2 | 3 |
| 64 | ST | NAT | 2 | 1.065 to 1.069 |
| 65 | ST | NAT | 2 | 6 |
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